Night is coming soon!
This night was no different from any other night, but it changed the fate of many people.
A petite figure shuttled quickly in the night, visiting the mansions of all the officials in the capital, no matter how high or low they were.
The second day was destined to be no ordinary day. It started to rain heavily in the morning, which prevented the ministers who needed to go to court from leaving.
There is a rule that if it rains too heavily outside, court sessions will generally be postponed for an hour until the rain subsides.
The heavy rain prevented the officials from going to court, and also prevented the eighteen ministers from escaping.
When these eighteen ministers woke up in the morning, they felt like the sky had fallen. When they opened their eyes and found that there was only a bare, empty house left in their homes, they almost had a heart attack.
They all collapsed to the ground with pale faces, muttering to themselves: "It's over, it's over!"
The ladies, concubines, young ladies and young masters in the house all screamed in shock as they discovered that all their gold, silver, jewelry and money were gone.
They were so frightened that they wanted to report to the police, but were stopped in time by their master. "Report to the police? How could they report to the police?"
What they lost was not only money, but also evidence of their corruption, bribery, and bullying of men and women over the years.
They prayed in their hearts that the thief would leave the city as soon as possible so that their evidence would not be exposed.
However, they did not know that the evidence was already on display in the palace hall, and every detail of their actions was recorded.
Several officials among them planned to flee with the suspects. They were afraid that one day the evidence would be exposed, which would be a serious crime punishable by the execution of their entire clan.
However, before they could take any action, an imperial decree arrived from outside, sending them directly to hell.
"The Imperial edict has arrived. The Emperor, by the Mandate of Heaven, declares: Censor Lan Kaixuan has secretly communicated with the Imperial Court, deceived the Emperor, and plotted against the Son of Heaven. The evidence is irrefutable. Execute him immediately, and exterminate all nine generations of his clan. No exceptions. I decree this."
"The Imperial edict has arrived. The Emperor, by the Mandate of Heaven, declares: Minister of War Zhao De has secretly colluded with the enemy and hidden armor. The evidence is irrefutable. Zhao De will be executed in three days. All his property will be confiscated. His entire clan will be exiled to the northwest. No pardon will be granted. I decree this."
"The Imperial Edict has arrived. The Emperor, by the Mandate of Heaven, declares: Imperial Censor Li Jing, who embezzled military funds, causing the soldiers at the border to suffer from hunger and cold, is hereby pardoned from death. His property will be used to support military supplies, and he will be exiled to the north. I decree this."
"The Imperial Edict has arrived. The Emperor, by the Mandate of Heaven, decrees: The Minister of Rites..."
Eighteen officials received an imperial edict of execution, confiscation of property, and investigation at the same time that morning.
The Lan family's crime was the most serious, and they were sentenced to immediate execution.
The Jinyiwei who read the imperial edict knew that Lan Yushi had escaped even though he didn't see him. He ordered angrily, "Chase him."
Censor Lan was about to escape from the secret passage at this time. An astonishing light flashed in his eyes. As long as he escaped from the secret passage, he could take Jiaojiao and Ling'er and live in hiding.
Fortunately, he had made preparations and left most of his money with Jiaojiao.
"Click." After pushing away the haystack blocking the exit, before he could retract the smile on his lips, he saw Xiao Ling'er standing at the exit.
"Imperial Censor Lan, long time no see!" Xiao Ling'er greeted politely.
"You...why are you here?" Censor Lan asked Xiao Ling'er in horror.
"I'm here to see you off for the last time." Xiao Ling'er said politely.
"No, please let me go. If you let me go, I will give you a lot of gold, silver and jewelry."
When Censor Lan saw a dagger appear out of thin air in Xiao Ling'er's hand, he was so scared that he immediately knelt down and begged for mercy.
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